PAEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. ALL EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+) (2024 UPDATE) 100% GUARANTEED
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PHYSIOTHERAPY
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PHYSIOTHERAPY
What are infantile (PRIMITIVE) reflexes? - ANSWER- First 3 months of life = integral part
of movement
They all should be integrated in the first year of life (should no longer be a reflex, should be a
controlled movement)
Automatic reflex actions in response to stimuli and are mediate from the ...
Infant in supine, encourage rotation of head 90 degrees to one side by following object > arm and
leg on face side will extend, arm and leg on opposite side will flex
Tonic labyrinth reflex - ANSWER- Supine/prone
If persists - can demonstrate increased flexor or extensor tone
Integrated 6 months
SUPINE: gently move child's head/shoulders/hip against gravity > thrusting back of head and
retraction of shoulders, stiffening of back/arching, legs straighten and stiffen and push together,
toes point, arms bend at elbows, wrist and hands become fisted/fingers curl
Presence of this beyond newborn stage known as abnormal EXTENSION pattern
PRONE: gently lift child's head and shoulder > pulling down of head + protraction of shoulder
girdle
Gestational age (GA) - ANSWER- How many weeks gestation the baby was when they were
born
EDB/EDA - ANSWER- Estimated date of birth/arrival
When is a foetus considered viable? - ANSWER- >23 weeks gestation
, At how many weeks is a baby called premature? - ANSWER- < 37 weeks
At how many weeks is a baby called a 'term baby' - ANSWER- 37-40 weeks
Plurality - ANSWER- Multiple births
Term for 0-4 week y/o - ANSWER- Neonate/newborn
Term for 4 week - 1 y/o - ANSWER- Infant/baby
Term for 1-2 y/o - ANSWER- Toddler
Term for 3-5 y/o - ANSWER- Pre-scholar
Term for 6-12 y/o - ANSWER- School aged child
Term for 13-18 y/o - ANSWER- Adolescent
LBW - ANSWER- Low birth weight
SGA - ANSWER- Small for gestational age
IUGR - ANSWER- Intrauterine growth retardation
HIE - ANSWER- Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy - type of brain damage that occurs when
an infant's brain doesn't receive enough O2 and blood
NICU - ANSWER- Neonatal intensive care unit
SCN - ANSWER- Special care nursery
HDU - ANSWER- High dependency unit
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